diff --git a/CVSROOT/checkoutlist b/CVSROOT/checkoutlist
deleted file mode 100644
index d326583..0000000
--- a/CVSROOT/checkoutlist
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# The "checkoutlist" file is used to support additional version controlled
-# administrative files in $CVSROOT/CVSROOT, such as template files.
-#
-# The first entry on a line is a filename which will be checked out from
-# the corresponding RCS file in the $CVSROOT/CVSROOT directory.
-# The remainder of the line is an error message to use if the file cannot
-# be checked out.
-#
-# File format:
-#
-#	[<whitespace>]<filename><whitespace><error message><end-of-line>
-#
-# comment lines begin with '#'
-passwd
-log_accum.conf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CVSROOT/commitinfo b/CVSROOT/commitinfo
deleted file mode 100644
index b19e7b7..0000000
--- a/CVSROOT/commitinfo
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# The "commitinfo" file is used to control pre-commit checks.
-# The filter on the right is invoked with the repository and a list 
-# of files to check.  A non-zero exit of the filter program will 
-# cause the commit to be aborted.
-#
-# The first entry on a line is a regular expression which is tested
-# against the directory that the change is being committed to, relative
-# to the $CVSROOT.  For the first match that is found, then the remainder
-# of the line is the name of the filter to run.
-#
-# If the repository name does not match any of the regular expressions in this
-# file, the "DEFAULT" line is used, if it is specified.
-#
-# If the name "ALL" appears as a regular expression it is always used
-# in addition to the first matching regex or "DEFAULT".
diff --git a/CVSROOT/damagecontrol-groovy.conf b/CVSROOT/damagecontrol-groovy.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 623fc62..0000000
--- a/CVSROOT/damagecontrol-groovy.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-project_name: Groovy
-scm_spec: ":ext:dcontrol@localhost:/home/projects/groovy/scm:groovy/groovy-core"
-build_command_line: "maven dc"
-nag_email: groovy-dev@groovy.codehaus.org
-...
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CVSROOT/dctrigger.rb b/CVSROOT/dctrigger.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index a6545a5..0000000
--- a/CVSROOT/dctrigger.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-require 'xmlrpc/client'
-
-url = ARGV[0]
-project_name = ARGV[1]
-
-puts "Nudging DamageControl on #{url} to build project #{project_name}"
-client = XMLRPC::Client.new2(url)
-build = client.proxy("build")
-result = build.trig(project_name, Time.now.utc.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S"))
-puts result
diff --git a/CVSROOT/editinfo b/CVSROOT/editinfo
deleted file mode 100644
index d78886c..0000000
--- a/CVSROOT/editinfo
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# The "editinfo" file is used to allow verification of logging
-# information.  It works best when a template (as specified in the
-# rcsinfo file) is provided for the logging procedure.  Given a
-# template with locations for, a bug-id number, a list of people who
-# reviewed the code before it can be checked in, and an external
-# process to catalog the differences that were code reviewed, the
-# following test can be applied to the code:
-#
-#   Making sure that the entered bug-id number is correct.
-#   Validating that the code that was reviewed is indeed the code being
-#       checked in (using the bug-id number or a seperate review
-#       number to identify this particular code set.).
-#
-# If any of the above test failed, then the commit would be aborted.
-#
-# Actions such as mailing a copy of the report to each reviewer are
-# better handled by an entry in the loginfo file.
-#
-# One thing that should be noted is the the ALL keyword is not
-# supported.  There can be only one entry that matches a given
-# repository.
diff --git a/CVSROOT/log_accum.conf b/CVSROOT/log_accum.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 6343eb0..0000000
--- a/CVSROOT/log_accum.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-# The "log_accum.conf" file overrides the the defaults hard-coded in
-# the "log_accum.pl" script allowing admins to setup the log_accum.pl
-# once as executable, but not writable.  Each project can then have
-# it's own "log_accum.conf" to configure the behaviour of their own
-# cvs commit messages.
-
-
-# MAIL TO
-#
-# When set, specifies the email address(es) to
-# receive commit messages. When left unset, the
-# script will attempt to guess the correct
-# mailing list using the repository name and
-# the MLISTHOST option.
-#
-MAIL_TO = scm@groovy.codehaus.org
-
-# MAIL FROM
-#
-# When set, specifies the email address that
-# all commit messages will be sent from.
-# Very usefull for setting up a "no reply"
-# address for commit messages.
-#
-# When not set, the script will guess the sender's
-# address by prefixing the cvs user's name to the
-# MLISTHOST option.
-#
-#MAIL_FROM = noreply@codehaus.org
-
-# MAIL HOST ADDRESS
-#
-# The host address to use when guessing either
-# the TO or FROM addresses.
-#MLISTHOST = codehaus.org
-
-# X-SENDER EMAIL HEADER
-#
-# When specified, adds an X-Sender header to the
-# emails sent so that users can use it to more
-# easily filter out cvs messages.  This is very
-# nice for when there is no mailing list
-# dedicated to cvs commit messages.
-#
-XSENDER       = Groovy-CVS
-
-# REPLY-TO EMAIL ADDRESS
-#
-# When REPLYTO is set an SMTP "Reply-To" email
-# header will be added.  This is very useful
-# for keeping development discussion on a
-# dev list even when cvs messages go a cvs list.
-#
-REPLYTO = dev@groovy.codehaus.org
-
-# SUBJECT PREFIX
-#
-# This text, plus a space, will be prepended
-# to the subject line of the commit message.
-# When the option specified with no value, no
-# prefix will be used.
-#
-SUBJECT_PREFIX =
-
-# MESSAGE SIZE LIMIT
-#
-# If the delta info exceeds this threshold, no diff will be
-# mailed/logged; as a replacement for this, URLs pointing
-# to the corresponding ViewCVS diffs will be constructed and
-# included in the mail/log message.
-#
-# 0 = no treshold, unlimited diffs
-# x = maximum size of the diff in kb
-#
-#SIZELIMIT = 100;
-
-# VIEWCVS URL
-#
-# Specify here the URL to ViewCVS (without trailing slash!)
-# If left unset, the script will attempt to guess the correct
-# value.
-#
-VIEWCVS = "http://cvs.groovy.codehaus.org/groovy";
diff --git a/CVSROOT/modules b/CVSROOT/modules
deleted file mode 100644
index cb9e9ef..0000000
--- a/CVSROOT/modules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-# Three different line formats are valid:
-#	key	-a    aliases...
-#	key [options] directory
-#	key [options] directory files...
-#
-# Where "options" are composed of:
-#	-i prog		Run "prog" on "cvs commit" from top-level of module.
-#	-o prog		Run "prog" on "cvs checkout" of module.
-#	-e prog		Run "prog" on "cvs export" of module.
-#	-t prog		Run "prog" on "cvs rtag" of module.
-#	-u prog		Run "prog" on "cvs update" of module.
-#	-d dir		Place module in directory "dir" instead of module name.
-#	-l		Top-level directory only -- do not recurse.
-#
-# NOTE:  If you change any of the "Run" options above, you'll have to
-# release and re-checkout any working directories of these modules.
-#
-# And "directory" is a path to a directory relative to $CVSROOT.
-#
-# The "-a" option specifies an alias.  An alias is interpreted as if
-# everything on the right of the "-a" had been typed on the command line.
-#
-# You can encode a module within a module by using the special '&'
-# character to interpose another module into the current module.  This
-# can be useful for creating a module that consists of many directories
-# spread out over the entire source repository.
diff --git a/CVSROOT/notify b/CVSROOT/notify
deleted file mode 100644
index 74ae6f9..0000000
--- a/CVSROOT/notify
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-# The "notify" file controls where notifications from watches set by
-# "cvs watch add" or "cvs edit" are sent.  The first entry on a line is
-# a regular expression which is tested against the directory that the
-# change is being made to, relative to the $CVSROOT.  If it matches,
-# then the remainder of the line is a filter program that should contain
-# one occurrence of %s for the user to notify, and information on its
-# standard input.
-#
-# "ALL" or "DEFAULT" can be used in place of the regular expression.
-#
-# For example:
-#ALL mail -s "CVS notification" %s
diff --git a/CVSROOT/rcsinfo b/CVSROOT/rcsinfo
deleted file mode 100644
index 49e59f4..0000000
--- a/CVSROOT/rcsinfo
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# The "rcsinfo" file is used to control templates with which the editor
-# is invoked on commit and import.
-#
-# The first entry on a line is a regular expression which is tested
-# against the directory that the change is being made to, relative to the
-# $CVSROOT.  For the first match that is found, then the remainder of the
-# line is the name of the file that contains the template.
-#
-# If the repository name does not match any of the regular expressions in this
-# file, the "DEFAULT" line is used, if it is specified.
-#
-# If the name "ALL" appears as a regular expression it is always used
-# in addition to the first matching regex or "DEFAULT".
diff --git a/CVSROOT/taginfo b/CVSROOT/taginfo
deleted file mode 100644
index 274a46d..0000000
--- a/CVSROOT/taginfo
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# The "taginfo" file is used to control pre-tag checks.
-# The filter on the right is invoked with the following arguments:
-#
-# $1 -- tagname
-# $2 -- operation "add" for tag, "mov" for tag -F, and "del" for tag -d
-# $3 -- repository
-# $4->  file revision [file revision ...]
-#
-# A non-zero exit of the filter program will cause the tag to be aborted.
-#
-# The first entry on a line is a regular expression which is tested
-# against the directory that the change is being committed to, relative
-# to the $CVSROOT.  For the first match that is found, then the remainder
-# of the line is the name of the filter to run.
-#
-# If the repository name does not match any of the regular expressions in this
-# file, the "DEFAULT" line is used, if it is specified.
-#
-# If the name "ALL" appears as a regular expression it is always used
-# in addition to the first matching regex or "DEFAULT".
diff --git a/CVSROOT/verifymsg b/CVSROOT/verifymsg
deleted file mode 100644
index 86f747c..0000000
--- a/CVSROOT/verifymsg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# The "verifymsg" file is used to allow verification of logging
-# information.  It works best when a template (as specified in the
-# rcsinfo file) is provided for the logging procedure.  Given a
-# template with locations for, a bug-id number, a list of people who
-# reviewed the code before it can be checked in, and an external
-# process to catalog the differences that were code reviewed, the
-# following test can be applied to the code:
-#
-#   Making sure that the entered bug-id number is correct.
-#   Validating that the code that was reviewed is indeed the code being
-#       checked in (using the bug-id number or a seperate review
-#       number to identify this particular code set.).
-#
-# If any of the above test failed, then the commit would be aborted.
-#
-# Actions such as mailing a copy of the report to each reviewer are
-# better handled by an entry in the loginfo file.
-#
-# One thing that should be noted is the the ALL keyword is not
-# supported.  There can be only one entry that matches a given
-# repository.
diff --git a/groovy/groovy-core/maven.xml b/groovy/groovy-core/maven.xml
index 1bc1eb0..20b9711 100644
--- a/groovy/groovy-core/maven.xml
+++ b/groovy/groovy-core/maven.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
    <attainGoal name="groovy:make-install"/>
   </goal>
   
-  <goal name="groovy:release" prereqs="clean, release, groovy:disable-unittests, site, dist:deploy-bin, dist:deploy-src, jar:deploy"
+  <goal name="groovy:release" prereqs="clean, jar:install, release, groovy:disable-unittests, site, dist:deploy-bin, dist:deploy-src, jar:deploy"
     description="Performs a release of the source, binary and jar distros">
   </goal>
 
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@
         <exclude name="**/*.groovy"/>
       </fileset>
     </copy>
+    <chmod perm="ugo+x">
+      <fileset dir="${maven.dist.bin.assembly.dir}/bin">
+        <include name="*"/>
+        <include name="*.*"/>
+      </fileset>
+    </chmod>
   </postGoal>
   
   <goal name="run" prereqs="test:compile"
@@ -394,6 +400,7 @@
     <chmod perm="ugo+x">
       <fileset dir="${groovy.install.staging.dest}/bin">
         <include name="*"/>
+        <include name="*.*"/>
       </fileset>
     </chmod>
     <attainGoal name="groovy:embeddable-jar"/>